The Alvin Galloway Show, (TAGS), 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., on listen2krdp.com and KRDP 90.7 FM in the East Valley of metro-Phoenix.
TAGS guests are The Arizona Fair Housing Center representatives, Deputy Director Shawna Tarboro , and Director of Engagement and Education Nadia Khalighi.
Join us as we discuss the Arizona Fair Housing Center mission and services; Tarboro and Khalighi’s journey to the organization.
AZFHC is dedicated to eliminating housing discrimination and assisting victims of housing discrimination in exercising their rights. The Fair Housing Act protects people from adverse treatment in any housing transaction based upon seven protected classes: race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial status.
Tarboro has been working in Fair Housing for over 18 years. as an advocate and fair housing law enforcement representative. Through covert testing, complaint processing, fair housing training for realtors and attorneys, community engagement, and grant management, she has built relationships with community organizations, local governments, and National as well as federal relationships like the Arizona Housing Coalition, the NAACP, and the National Fair Housing Alliance.
The core of her commitment is to the elevation of the community through equitable housing practices. Addressing needs, and pushing for the value of human dignity we all deserve. Tarboro is dedicated to the enlightenment of all people, and carrying as well as amplifying the voices of the people, in all aspects of life, especially housing. She is an author, advocate, healer, and community organizer dedicated to her family and a better way of living for all regardless of personal characteristics.
Khalighi, a 2022 Arizona MLK “Living The Dream award recipient, has been a civil rights activists as long as she can remember.
An Iranian American Baha’i, her family escaped religious persecution and found refuge in the United States in 1980. She is a member of the East Valley NAACP, East Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Arizona Asian Chamber of Commerce, executive board member of Rail CDC and executive director of Zen Nights Inc.
She believes, if civil rights is important to you, don’t wait to be invited to the table, pull up a chair and use your voice.
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